March 2 » The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England.
March 26 » William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
July 6 » Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.
July 22 » Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured.
August 29 » Pope Innocent VIII succeeds Pope Sixtus IV.
December 5 » Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.
April 23 » The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
May 8 » A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long undefended.
August 13 » The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
August 24 » The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
October 28 » Ottoman–Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.
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